Planning application
St Marys Chapel Main Road West Lulworth BH20 5RL
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T2 Sycamore - Reduce the northern quadrant selectively by up to 2.5 metres. - Reduce the remainder of the tree selectively by up to 1.5 metres back to previous points.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/04369
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2026/04369
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Out To Consultation
- Received
- 11 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- West Purbeck Ward
- Parish
- West Lulworth
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH20 5RL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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P/TRC/2026/04434 Awaiting decision
St Marys Chapel Main Road West Lulworth BH20 5RL
T1 Ash - Reduce the overall crown by up to 2.5 metres pruning back to the established previous reduction points. T2 Sycamore (protected by TPO and being considered under application reference P/TRT/2026/04369).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2026
Received by Dorset
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15 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Dorset took a median of 37 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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P/TRC/2026/04434 Awaiting decision
St Marys Chapel Main Road West Lulworth BH20 5RL
T1 Ash - Reduce the overall crown by up to 2.5 metres pruning back to the established previous reduction points. T2 Sycamore (protected by TPO and being considered under application reference P/TRT/2026/04369).
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Dorset for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Dorset decided tree works applications in a median of 26 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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St Marys Chapel Main Road West Lulworth BH20 5RL
94% historically approved · decision due ~6 Oct
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Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs -
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Granted Trees 3 docs -
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Granted Trees 5 docs -
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